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All About Elephant Teeth

Elephants are known for their trunks and their tusks, but what about elephant teeth? As the largest land mammal, they have the appetite to match. Learn more about elephant teeth that allow these beasts to eat up to 300 pounds of food a day.

All About Elephant Teeth

How many sets of teeth do they have?

Most mammals have a set of baby teeth that are replaced with permanent adult teeth. Elephants, however, go through 6 sets of molars. The molars grow
in the jaw and move forward as new ones come in to replace them.